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Medical Scientists salary in Manufacturing, Illinois

Discrete and process manufacturing across consumer, industrial, and pharmaceutical goods.

Adrian Serafin, founder and editor of RateOrchardBy Adrian SerafinFounderUpdated May 5, 2026
Real disclosed salaries

Medical Scientists (Manufacturing) in Illinois: actual employer-disclosed pay

Public records from 12 certified H-1B Labor Condition Applications filed with the U.S. Department of Labor. Median offered wage: $153,625. Every figure below is an actual offered salary an employer attested to under federal law.

By DOL wage level

DOL classifies every offer into one of four wage levels based on the role's experience and skill requirements.

LevelFilingsMedian offer
Level II — qualified3$98,000
Level III — experienced3$145,000
Level IV — fully competent4$185,500

Top employers filing for this role

Companies with the most certified filings for Medical Scientists (Manufacturing) in Illinois. Median offer is across all of that employer's filings.

EmployerMost-filed titleFilingsMedian
AbbVie Inc.Pharmacometrician6$150,800
ABBVIE INC.DIRECTOR, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY4$206,500
Inomagen Therapeutics, IncStaff Scientist1$88,587
Patrin Pharma, Inc.Scientist1$98,000

Recent sample filings

A snapshot of recent certified offers. Each line is a real, public, verifiable record.

  • DIRECTOR, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY at ABBVIE INC.
    $198,000
    NORTH CHICAGODecided Nov 24, 2025I-200-25321-415021
  • Medical Director-Oncology Treatment Exp., Insights & Educ. at AbbVie Inc.
    $335,000
    MettawaDecided Nov 7, 2025I-203-25305-356288
  • Staff Scientist at Inomagen Therapeutics, Inc
    $88,587
    ChicagoWage Level IIDecided May 20, 2025I-200-25133-969782
  • Scientist at Patrin Pharma, Inc.
    $98,000
    NilesWage Level IIDecided Mar 14, 2025I-200-25066-755385
  • ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY at ABBVIE INC.
    $156,000
    NORTH CHICAGOWage Level IVDecided Mar 3, 2025I-200-25055-719953
  • DIRECTOR, CLINICAL PHARMACOLOGY at ABBVIE INC.
    $215,000
    NORTH CHICAGOWage Level IVDecided Oct 21, 2024I-203-24288-405014
  • Pharmacometrician at AbbVie Inc.
    $152,250
    North ChicagoWage Level IIDecided Aug 5, 2025I-200-25211-208618
  • Senior Scientist II at AbbVie Inc.
    $155,000
    North ChicagoWage Level IVDecided Jun 9, 2025I-200-25153-041167

Source: U.S. Department of Labor, Office of Foreign Labor Certification. Disclosed wages reflect what employers attested to pay; actual paid wages may differ. Only certified filings are shown — denied and withdrawn cases are excluded.